I think I need to process my feelings.
I would like to thank everyone that recommended Iron John because even though I have not read all of it yet, between that and the book “Models” I think I had one or two ephiphanies.
In Iron John, Bly writes about initiation rites and how they are important to turn boys into men. The usual procedure seems to be that men raid the area where women and children live and despite the womens mock resistance carry the boy away.
Maybe to a sacred place, maybe to a hut they built just for him.
There, they break the boy so that the man can emerge and they give him a physical reminder of his new status, maybe they knock out one tooth, maybe they give him a scar, maybe he gets circumcised, it does not really matter.
When he returns to the village he gets re-introduced, even to his own mother, who pretends not to recognize him, as a man, his life in the realm of women is over.
Women are born, men are made by other men.
Do we have something like this today?
No, we dont.
In this day and age, with the high divorce rates, single mothers, predominantly female kindergarden, elementary school and highschool teachers it is entirely possible for a young male, not man, to grow up without male guidance or even a male role model altogether.
Add to that what Rollo Thomassi calls the “Female Imperative”, basically a gynolatric society that is deeply suspicious of male virtues, and said young male does not even know what he is lacking, because he has integrated the female point of view into his core personality, so not only will he never sever the emotional umbilical cord, he will actively fight any attempt to sever it, he does not want
to be unplugged.
Thus, the primal fear of a young boy to be disapproved of and abandoned by his mother, which would mean his death, is in many cases prolongued into adulthood.
Mark Manson in his book “Models” writes about how being vulnerable and opening up to a woman can create a deep and lasting emotional connection.
Now, I know, that goes against standard Red Pill doctrine, at least in part, because the orthodox view is that as long as you are aloof and unknowable you keep her interest and you lose it the moment you show any sign of weakness, doubt or insecurity. Now, even if an alpha showed some of it and it would help him building a closer and healthier relationship it would be explained away by saying that he has such a high SMV that he can get away with it.
This, I no longer believe.
It is often said that if an alpha does one thing and a beta does the same, that the very same action will be seen differently by women, I dare suggest that this is not true. The reason why women respond differently is because it is not and I repeat not the same thing.
When an alpha opens up to a woman he does not beg his mommy to dress and clean his wounds, he does not ask his mommy for forgiveness for his sins, he does not ask his mommy for approval for the decisions he made, he just tells her his story and how he came to be the man he is now.
The beta of course, never having left the world of women, does all of these things and therein lies the difference.
As should be common knowledge around these here parts, the main weapon of feminism is shame and ostracism.
They try to shame us into fat acceptance, they try to shame us into believing that fat, foulmouthed sluts are equal to, if not better, than kind, attractive and caring women and if anyone questions their bullshit and stands up to them he or she is cast out.
Now, who can be shamed into submission, who can be threathened with ostracism, who must bow, because he cannot stand on his own two feet?
Boys, not men.
In short, feminism as a whole, behaves like a toxic mother.
The deep suspicion feminism holds for any form of a healthy masculinity, with an agenda of its own, is due to the fact that they want you on your knees, they dont want you to grow up, they dont want you to cut the cord, because then…
…you are immune.
Then you are free.
PS: The reason why this post looks like it is not adressing this forum is because it does not. I plan to post it somewhere else.
Therefore criticism is highly welcome, constructive or otherwise, though on this forum, you know, I dont think that an invitation is needed.
